MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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